Labor History in Two Minutes brought to you by the Rick Smith Show

On this day in
Labor History the year was 1933. The nation was
in the grips of the Great Depression. Long bread lines
formed each day in major cities across the nation with at least one in four
people out of work. The crisis deepened
as the Dust Bowl ravaged US farmland crippling farmers and limiting food
production.&nbs […]

“The most important word in the language of the working class is
‘solidarity.’” Those inspiring words were spoken by labor leader Harry Bridges, who
died on this day in Labor History the
year was 1990. &nbs […]